The Extraordinary Of Poo Flashcards
flush (something) away
to wash something unwanted away
faeces (n)
/ˈfiː.siːz/
the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels:
go to waste (idiom)
to not be used : to be wasted.
excrement (n)
/ˈek.skrə.mənt/
the solid waste that is released from the bowels of a person or animal
manure
/məˈnjʊər/
solid waste from animals, especially horses, that is spread on the land in order to make plants grow well
urine
/ˈjʊə.rɪn/
pee / wee
fabric (n)
/ˈfæb.rɪk/
cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture
stool (n)
/stuːl/
a seat without any support for the back or arms
have someone’s ear
have the ear of someone (idiom)
If you have the ear of an important person, your ideas are listened to and considered important by that person.
cesspit (n)
/ˈses.pɪt/
a large underground hole or container that is used for collecting and storing solid waste, urine, and dirty water
gong farmer
someone who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits.
soften (v)
/ˈsɒf.ən/
to become soft, or to make something soft:
leather (n)
/ˈleð.ər/
animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc.
sensible (adj)
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/
having or using good judgment; reasonable:
pathogen (n)
/ˈpæθ.ə.dʒən/
any small organism, such as a virus or a bacterium that can cause disease:
predecessor (n)
/ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/
someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series:
Fibre (n)
a substance in certain foods, such as fruit, vegetables, that travels through the body as waste and helps the contents of the bowels to pass through the body easily
Sludge (n)
/slʌdʒ/
soft, wet soil or a substance that looks like this
Pipe (v)
to transport something in a pipe:
Couple with sth
to consider one thing along with or in addition to something else:
Exacerbate (v)
/ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/
to make something that is already bad even worse:
Scarcity (n)
/ˈskeə.sə.ti/
a situation in which something is not easy to find or get, a lack of something:
Down the drain (idiom)
If work or money is or goes down the drain, it is spoiled or wasted
Lucrative (adj)
/ˈluː.krə.tɪv/
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money:
Giggle (n)
/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/
a nervous or silly laugh:
Faecal (adj)
/ˈfiː.kəl/
consisting of, contained in, or relating to the solid waste passed out of the body of a human or animal through the bowels:
sewage (n)
/ˈsuː.ɪdʒ/
waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste:
plant (n)
machines used in industry:
apocalyptic
/əˌpɒk.əˈlɪp.tɪk/
showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events:
drought (n)
/draʊt/
a long period when there is little or no rain:
whopping (adj)
/ˈwɒp.ɪŋ/
extremely large
mining (n)
/ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging:
chronic (adj)
/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time:
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
formal
replenish (v)
/rɪˈplen.ɪʃ/
to fill something up again:
We need to replenish our cookie supply.
emulate (v)
/ˈem.jə.leɪt/
to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have:
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
make use of
do something with it in order to do a job or achieve a particular result or effect.
Few found jobs in which they could make use of their new skills.
composting (n)
/ˈkɒm.pɒs.tɪŋ/
the act of collecting and storing plant material so it can decay and be added to soil to improve its quality
Composting means less waste goes to landfills.
residue (n)
/ˈrez.ɪ.duː/
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such as evaporation:
She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue.
game changer (n)
something or someone that affects the result of a game very much:
As a player he can be a game changer.
sanitation (n)
/ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect people’s health:
Public sanitation work can involve garbage collection
